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A book display apparatus having a case and a bracket system. The bracket system is adapted to be mounted to a wall and has a connection region and a spring biasing system. The case has an inner surface defining a chamber region adapted to how is a book therein and has a pain system that is adapted to be mounted to the connection region of the bracket system. The spring biasing system is adapted to force the outer surface of the book to the inner surface of the case for proper display.
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- This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/172,466, which was filed on Dec. 17, 1999.
- The invention relates to a method and apparatus of displaying a book. Particularly, the invention allow us an individual to displaying the picturesque or otherwise desirable contents of a book onto a vertical wall.
- Photographic books or atlas books generally have large photographs contained therein that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Many books generally contain numerous photographs, pictures or text that are desirable to display in a public establishment such as a library or in one's own home. Normally, these books containing splendid illustrations remain dormant from public view, closed up without light reflecting their intrinsic beauty to the eye of potential observers. These books remain closed and only display their magnificent contents when they are retrieved from their storage locations and the pages remain briefly open for a short-lived period of time. The walls of an establishment or a home remain bare or contain static images such as paintings or photograph collages that are difficult to store or change.
- The present invention remedies these problems of underutilizing the majestic images and brilliant contents contained in various books and naked walls that lack any meaningful semblance. The present invention allows the contents of books to be displayed on a vertical wall for open view. Further, the present invention allows the contents displayed to be dynamic, allowing the proprietor of the book to change the display easily by merely removing the casing from the bracket assembly, retrieving the book from the chamber portion of the casing, turning the book to a desirable page and reinserting the book into the case. Finally, the case is hung back onto the bracket assembly attached to the wall and a new image is presented for all to see.
- A search of the patent literature has a number of patents directed toward these problems, these being the following:
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,649,683 Ahn, shows a book holder that is used to hold a book or scratch papers. As seen in FIG. 1, the book holder comprises a memo plate 8 and a contact plate 1. A book can rest on the shelves 9c and the vertical protrusions 9d hold the pages in place. Memos can be placed on the memo pad 8b.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,024 Brice, shows and adjustable bracket system which holds a book open to a desired page. As seen in FIG. 1, the
book 12 is held open to a page by thefront portion 32. FIG. 2 shows a rear, left perspective view of the bookstand where the arms 16 can slide in the direction indicated as 26 to accommodate varying widths of books. - U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,079 Goldber, shows a book holder that is designed to allow for a person lying down to read. The device can hold a book in a side position, and a spring biases the book to the front cover.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,680 Gemmen et al., shows a document holder comprises a
transparent plate 22 andlinks 24, that are secured to asupport surface 28. Thelip 36 supports the lower portion of the documents. As seen in FIG. 4, a book can be placed in the display device where someone raises thetransparent plate 22 as it rotates about point 26 (similar to a slider crank). - U.S. Pat. No. 4,684,099 Krapf, shows a magnetic scheduling board that is to be mounted on a wall. Shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a side view of the board attached to a wall ‘W’. The bail 31 rests in hook 52 and the
legs 44 can pivot out to engage the wall so the board will be at an incline with respects to the wall. Given the constant width of theframe 24 in FIG. 4, it is not clear how the angle of theboard 20 is obtained given the length of thelegs 44. - U.S. Pat. No. 4,403,761 Jamar, shows an apparatus for mounting presentation boards. As seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the leg member 58 engages
edge 26 and theboard frame 20 rotates clockwise aboutedge 26 to a position shown in FIG. 3.Support member 56 will come in contact withedge 28 if theboard 20 is accidentally bumped. Thus the board will remain attached to the wall unless the board rotates to the position shown in FIG. 2. - U.S. Pat. No. 4,199,125 Simon, shows a device for reading material over a bathtub. As seen in FIG. 3, straps 2 hold a book in place. The movable shield 9 slides through
slot 10. The page turning clip 11 can extend through open area 13 to turn pages. - U.S. Pat. No. 4,140,296 Guzman Guillen, shows a book holder that holds a book for reading and has a light to illuminate the pages of the book. The
first lever arm 20 is pivotally attached to the fixed pin 16 so thelever arm 20 will rotate in the horizontal plane. Thesecond lever arm 30 is identical to thefirst lever arm 20 and is attached to the first lever arm by awing nut assembly 40. As seen in FIG. 5, thebook support 45 is attached to thesecond lever arm 30 andflanges 56 hold the book in place. Thelight 60 can illuminate the pages of the book. - U.S. Pat. No. 4,033,652 O'Brian, shows a book desk that can be easily removed and stored. As seen in FIG. 3 the
book desk 10 hangs from channel strip 31. Theprop flap 32 folds out to provide support againsts the wall. As seen in FIG. 6, theedge 34 is adapted to come in contact with the wall thehinge strap 37 allows theprop flap 32 to fold in toward the back cover 25. Then the back covers 25 and 27 fold fold together aboutspine 26. - U.S. Pat. No. 2,355,506 Brooksbank, shows a device that hangs on a wall which supports a writing pad.
- The prior art fails to show a simplified system having a bracket system and the case where a book can be displayed upon a wall with minimal effort in time. The preferred embodiment of the invention allows an easy removal of the case from the wall and removal of the book contained therein the case in order to display a different page of the book. The prior art fails to show a system where the book desired to be displayed is easily inserted into the chamber region of the case and the case is inserted onto the bracket system and a fluid motion. Further, the prior art fails to show a book display system that can be manufactured with reasonable expense to produce and aesthetically pleasing display apparatus for owners of cherished books. Further, the prior art fails to show a simple spring biasing system that is adapted to force the forward surface of the book to the inner surface of a display case.
- The invention is a book display apparatus has adapted to be mounted to a vertical wall and to display a book that has an outward surface and a rearward surface. The book display apparatus comprises a case that has an upper region, a central region, and a lower region. The case has a hanging system that has a first connector located in the upper region. The first connector has a contact surface described further herein. The case further has a book support system that has a substantially horizontal member with an upper surface thereon that is adapted to support the book.
- The case has a transparent front section that has an inner surface which is adapted to engage the outer surface of the book.
- The book display apparatus further comprises a bracket system having an upper portion. The bracket system comprises a base platform that has a connection region located on the upper portion of the bracket system. The bracket system further has a spring biasing system having a spring member that is adapted to engage the rearward surface of the book to place a forward force thereon.
- The first connector of the case is adapted to engage the connecting region of the bracket system and the spring biasing system is adapted to apply forced to the rearward surface of the book in a manner so the outward surface of the book is pressed upon the inner surface of the case.
- FIG. 1 is an oblique view of the apparatus of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is an oblique view of the bracket system;
- FIG. 3 is an oblique view of the case member;
- FIG. 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the apparatus taken at line4-4 in FIG. 5;
- FIG. 4a is an oblique view of a stop system of the second embodiment of the bracket system;
- FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken at line5-5 in FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is an oblique view of a second embodiment of the case taken at a rearward and upward perspective;
- FIG. 7 is an oblique view of a third embodiment of the case taken at a rearward and upward perspective;
- FIG. 8 is an oblique view taken from a lower and rightward perspective of a third embodiment of the bracketing system;
- FIG. 9 is an oblique view of a fourth embodiment where the spring biasing system comprises foam sections.
- Throughout this description reference is made to top and bottom, front and rear. The device of the present invention can, and will in practice, be in numerous positions and orientations. These orientation terms, such as top and bottom, are obviously used for aiding the description and are not meant to limit the invention to any specific orientation.
- There will first be a general description of the overall operations of the apparatus of the present invention followed by a detailed description of the same. As seen in FIG. 1, directions are defined where
axis 10 indicates a vertical axis and the arrow ofaxis 10 indicates an upward direction and a diametrically oppose direction is referred to the downward direction,axis 12 indicates a lateral axis, andaxis 14 indicates a transverse axis where the arrow ofaxis 14 indicates a foreword direction and a diametrically oppose direction is referred to as the rearward direction. - The general operations of the apparatus of the present invention is as follows. As seen in FIG. 3, the
case 22 is a unitary structure that has a rearwardopen section 37 that provides access to a chamber 39. The user of the apparatus places a book in this chamber portion 39 so that two pages (the outward outward surface) of the book 19 that are desired to be displayed are pressed flush against theinner surface 45 of thecase 22. The book rests uponupper surface 76 andfront surface 73 and thevertical member 66 helps contain the book therein. Once the book is properly positioned in the case, the book and case arrangements are positioned on a bracketing system that is shown in FIG. 2. The spring biasing system 90 helps to keep the book pressed flush against theinner surface 45 of thecase 22 by placing a force upon the rearward surface of the book 19. Theslots 110 and 112 our adapted to receive the substantially vertical member (engagement device) 66. Thelocking mechanism 172 is adapted to be received by hole 83 ofcase 22 to help maintain the lower portion of thecase 22 to rotate outwardly so thebook display 20 is in a position as seen in FIG. 1. - There will now be a more thorough discussion of the components of the apparatus of the present invention.
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book display apparatus 20 comprises acase 22 and abracket system 24. As shown in FIG. 3, thecase 22 comprises afront portion 26, arear portion 28, alower portion 30, anupper portion 32, a firstlateral portion 34 and a secondlateral portion 36. Thecase 22 further comprises a rearwardopen section 37, a hangingsystem 38, a chamber 39, and abook support system 40. Atransparent front section 42 is positioned in thefront portion 26 of thecase 22 and has anouter surface 43 and aninner surface 45. Theouter surface 43 defines a plane that is orientated to fit in the plane defined by the vertical and lateral axes. As with most of the members of the apparatus, the transparent front section can be made from Plexiglas where thefirst side section 44 positioned at the firstlateral portion 34 and thesecond side section 46 positioned at the secondlateral portion 36 are extensions of thetransparent front section 42 where the Plexiglas first andsecond side sections case 22 could be created by a plastic injection molding process. The first andsecond side sections engagement surface 52 and 54 respectively and each side section has an inner surface 55 and 57, and anouter surface 59 and 61. - Located in the
upper portion 32, is an upper substantiallyhorizontal member 56 which has an upper surface 58 and alower surface 60. Acontact surface 62 is located in therearward section 64 of the substantiallyhorizontal member 56. Theupper member 56 further has afront section 61 with a front surface 63 thereon. - The hanging system38 (or first connector 38) is positioned on the
lower surface 60 and comprises a substantiallyvertical member 66 which has an upper portion 68 and alower portion 70 with a lower surface 72 thereon. Further, there is afront surface 73 positioned in the front portion of themember 66. - Located in the
lower portion 30 of thecase 22 is a lower substantiallyhorizontal member 74 which has anupper surface 76 and lower surface 78 afront portion 80 and arearward portion 82 that has acontact surface 84 thereon. Further,member 74 has afront contact surface 86 which works in conjunction withsurface 61 that will be discussed further herein. - The
book support system 40 is adapted to receive a book through the rearopen portion 37 where the book is open to a page which is desired to be displayed and it is positioned on theupper surface 76 of the lower substantiallyhorizontal member 74. - In a preferred form, the
front contact surface 86 and the front surface 63 are positioned in the plane defined by the vertical and lateral plane which is more forward then be plane defined byouter surface 45. Therefore when thecase 22 is set down on a flat surface (e.g. a table), theouter surface 43 will not come in contact with the flat surface and thereforeouter surface 43 will not be scratched. - The
bracket system 24 comprises abase platform 88, a spring biasing system 90 and alocking mechanism 92. Thebase platform 88 has an upper portion 94,lateral wing portions 96 and 98 and alower portion 100. Located on thelateral wing portions 96 and 98, aresupport members slots 110 and 112. Located in the central portion of thebase platform 88 is asurface 114 that defines a hole that is adapted to allow a screw 115 to pass therethrough. The base platform is designed to be mounted permanently on a wall or vertical surface. - Located in the
lower portion 100 of thebase platform 88 arevertical members 116 and 117 each comprise a laterallyoutward surface 119 and 121. Thevertical members 116 and 117 are rigidly attached to thebase platform 88 and laterally outward surfaces 119 and 121 provide a support platform forsprings - The spring biasing system90 comprises a
spine biasing spring 118, a first torsion biasing spring 120 and a second torsion biasing spring 122 (or referred to as torsion spring assemblies). Thespine biasing spring 118 is a V-shaped leaf spring which has abase portion 124 and anextension portion 126 which has acontact surface 128. Thetorsion spring assemblies 120 and 122 each comprisetorsion members frame 134 and 136 which have a radiallyinward end outward end 142 and 144. Thevertical members 146 and 148 are rigidly attached to the radially outward ends 142 and 144 and have a bookcover contact surface 150 and 152 and aspring contact surface torsion members circular rods cylinder portions springs spring 162 will be only further described with the understanding the description is applicable tospring 164.Spring 162 has a first member 166 a spiral base portion 168 and a second member 170. The first member 166 exerts a force on surface 119 of vertical member 116 and a second member 170 ofspring 162 exerts the force onlateral surface 149 of the T-frame 134. Therefore, when the T-frame 134 is in the position shown as the broken lines in FIG. 2, thespring 162 will bias it to the position of the T-frame 134 as shown with the solid lines in FIG. 2. - The
locking mechanism 172 comprises a vertical adjustment portion 174, astem portion 176 and a lockingmember 178. The adjustment portion 174 comprises twobracket members base frame 88 and each have an inner surface that define a passage to allowstem portion 176 to pass therethrough. In a preferred form, the clearance between the inner surface of thebracket members stem portion 176 is minimal so thestem portion 176 is frictionally engaged therein so thestem member 176 will not move in a downward direction when subjected to gravitational forces. Located in the lower portion of the vertical stem is a lockingmember 178 which extends outwardly in the transverse direction and has anupper surface 184 which defines aprotrusion 186 which is adapted to be received by the hole 83 in the lower portion of thecase 22. - As seen in FIG. 5, the
spine biasing spring 118 is deflected from a resting position which is shown as a broken line, to a deflected position shown by the solid line where theextension portion 126 is biased rearwardly when the spine of the book exerts force on thecontact surface 128. Thelocking mechanism 172 helps prevent the case from rotating counterclockwise as seen in FIG. 5 by having thestem portion 176 extend through thebracket members case 22 is in the position shown in FIG. 5, lockingmember 178 is raised vertically from where it is shown as a broken line to where it is shown as a solid line where theextension 186 is positioned in the hole 83 of thecase 22. Thus theinward portion 185 ofsurface 186 will supply a force in hole 83 to prevent counterclockwise rotation of thecase 22. - Alternately, the
locking mechanism 172 need not be employed with proper positioning of thespine biasing spring 118. A detailed force vector analysis is more thoroughly described below. - When the substantially
vertical member 66 of thecase 22 is positioned in theslots 110 and 112, the outward portion of the surfaces 106 and 108 exerts a force upon the substantiallyvertical member 66 as indicated by vectors 187 a and 187 b. Likewise the forces of thecontact surface 128 upon the spine of the book is indicated byvector 189. The center of gravity of thecase 22 and the book contained therein is dependent upon the weight and size of the book; however, an approximate value is indicated byvector 191 where the magnitude of this vector is equal to that of 187 b. Therefore, for thecase 22 to remain in a static position as shown in FIG. 5 without a the use of thelocking mechanism 172, the magnitude ofvector 191 times distance d2 (clockwise moment) must be equal or greater to distance d1 multiplied by vector 189 (counterclockwise moment). Therefore, when thespine biasing spring 118 is positioned more vertically upward position with respects to theslots 110 and 112, the distance d1 is decreased and thus decreases the counterclockwise moment. Likewise, the stiffness as thespine biasing spring 118 can be decreased yet have sufficient force in the outward traverse direction to sufficiently pressed the spine of the book towards theinner surface 45 of thecase 22. Some distances that have been found to be effective for d1 are 0.5″ to 3″ with spring constants of 2 lbs. per inch to 8 lbs. per inch and d2 has been found to be effective at ranges of 0.5 inches to 4 inches. - As seen in FIG. 4, there is a second embodiment where a stop is used that prevents the T-
frames 134 and 136 from rotating to the inward position shown in FIG. 2. A more desirable maximum inward rotation would be about 30 degrees from the lateral direction. FIG. 4 shows a top view of the second embodiment and FIG. 4a shows an oblique view of the same where the main difference in this embodiment from the first embodiment of the bracket system is the addition of thestop system system 188 will only be described in detail with the understanding the description is applicable to stopsystem 190. As seen in FIG. 4a, there is avertical member 191 and a base portion of T-member 192. Located on the outward face of thevertical member 190 is extension 194 that has abase portions 196 and anoutward portion 198. Thebase portion 196 is rigidly attached to thevertical member 191 and extends above the T-member 192. Likewise it could extend below the T-member 192 as long as it remains out of the way of the horizontal path of travel of the T-member 192. Located on theoutward portion 198 is a vertical member 200 that extends downwardly and has aninner contact surface 202 which engages theouter contact surface 204 of the T-member 192. This prevents the T-member 192 from undesirably rotating too far to the front inward portion of thebracket system 24. - FIG. 6 is a second embodiment of the
case 22 taken from the perspective of a rearward and lower observer. This embodiment allows for multiple sized books to be used with one case. - The
case 210 is substantially similar to thecase 22 as shown in FIG. 3, except located in thelower portion 212 ofcase 210 is a vertical adjustment system 214 that comprises ahorizontal member 216 and areceiving system 218. Similar to the first embodiment, thecase 210 in the third embodiment has alower surface 60, a substantiallyvertical member 66 that has afront surface 70, and aninner surface 45. - The substantially
horizontal member 216 has alower surface 220, an upper surface 222, afirst end portion 224 and asecond end portion 226 where there are located vertical extensions 228 and 230 that have anouter surface 232 and 234 which definelateral extending protrusions 236. - The
receiving system 218 comprises afirst side section 238 and a second side section 240 that each have aninner surface - The case250 as seen in FIG. 7 is a combination of the first two embodiments of the present invention where the case 250 is essentially the same case as seen in FIG. 3; however, the substantially
horizontal member 252 is housed in thechamber portion 254 of the case 250. The adjustment holes 256 are adapted to receive theprotrusions 258 that are located on the vertical extensions 260 of the substantiallyhorizontal member 252. - In operation, the user of the apparatus of the present invention will judge the height of a book (i.e. length of the spine) and adjust the vertical adjustment system214 so the distance between the
lower surface 60 of thecase 210 and the upper surface 222 of the substantiallyhorizontal member 216 is a little bit greater than the height of the book to be placed therein. This adjustment is accomplished by taking advantage of the flexible properties of the first andsecond side sections 238 and 240 and bending them laterally outwardly and then positioning the substantiallyhorizontal member 216 in the lower portion of thecase 210 so theprotrusions 236 fits into the correspondingholes 248 so a desirable vertical distance betweensurfaces 222 and 60 is obtained. From this point forward, thecase 210 can be used in a substantially similar manner as in the first embodiment, where a book is opened to a desirable pair of pages to be displayed and this book is placed where the two pages face outwardly and are positioned next to surface 45 ofcase 210. Then thecase 210, with the book positioned therein, is positioned on a mounting bracket where the substantiallyvertical member 66 is positioned in theslots 110 and 112 as described supra. - FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of a
bracket system 300 that comprises abase platform 302, aspring system 304, and alocking mechanism 306. Thebase platform 302 has afirst side portion 308, asecond side portion 310, anupper portion 312, and alower portion 314. Located in theupper portion 312 is a hangingassembly 316 which comprises a first hanging member 318 a and a second hanging member 318 b. The hanging members 318 have surfaces 320 which define slots 322 that are adapted to receive a substantiallyvertical member 66 of thecase 22. - Located on the first and
second side portions cavity 342 which is adapted to receive the springs 328. The first surface 340 further defines an open portion 344 which is adapted to receive the locking mechanism 336 which keeps the member 330 inseparable from thebase platform 302. The fitted slot portions 326 further each have a second surface 346 which defines a second cavity 348 that is adapted to receive the guide member 338. The guide members 338 are tightly fitted within the chamber 348 so the member 330 will travel substantially in the transverse direction. - It should be noted that using an injection molding process could produce the
case 22 and the bracketingmember 300. Assembly of thecase 300 is accomplished as seen in FIG. 8 where the springs 328 are positioned in thecavities 342 and the members 330 are positioned inwardly so the locking members 336 engage the open portions 344 and the outward surface 337 will engage the upper surface of the open portion 344. - The hanging system which operates to mount the
case 22 onto the bracketingmember 24, and the spring assemblies that operate to bias the book forward, are shown for exemplary purposes where it is understood that other methods of hanging the case to the bracket system and biasing the book forward to the inner surface of the case could be employed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. - FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention where the bracketing system424 comprises a base platform 488 and a spring biasing system 490. The base platform 488 has an upper portion 494,
lateral wing portions 496 and 498 and aforward surface 489. Support members numeral 502 and 504 are located in thelateral wing portions 496 and 498 respectively, and extending outwardly. Surfaces 506 and 508 definedslots 510 and 512 that are adapted to receive thefirst connector 38 of thecase 22. - The spring biasing system490 in the fourth embodiment comprises a
first foam section 491 and asecond foam section 493. The foam sections have an outward surface in the transverse direction indicated at 495 and 496. Thesurfaces surfaces surfaces foam sections forward surface 489 of the base platform 488. The foam has compressive properties where the load bearing capacity is such that the moderate pressure exerted from the book 19 in thecase 22 deflect thesurfaces foam sections - The novel features of the present invention are to have two main components, a wall bracket and a transparent case, where the wall bracket is positioned on a wall and the case is adapted to hold a book and be mounted on the wall bracket so that two adjacent pages of the book are displayed. In a desirable form, spring members are employed to impress the pages on the inner surface of the case. Further, the case can be easily removed and repositioned on the wall bracket with little difficulty.
- It should be noted that the outward surface of the book19 could be the cover of the book in a display method where the book 19 is closed. It should further be noted that the force to apply the book to the
inner surface 45 of thetransparent front section 42 can be very low (0.5-3 pounds) to achieve a proper positioning of the book 19, of course the force is not limited to any range in the broader scope of the invention. - While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. Its should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but, on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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1. A book display apparatus adapted to be mounted to a vertical wall and to display a book having an outward surface and a rearward surface where the book display apparatus comprises:
a case having an upper region, a central region, and a lower region where the case comprises,
a hanging system having a first connector located in the upper region and having a contact surface, and
a book support system having a substantially horizontal member having an upper surface adapted to support the book, a transparent front section having an inner surface adapted to engage the outward surface of the book,
a bracket system having an upper portion and comprising;
a base platform having a connection region located on the upper portion of the bracket system, and
a spring biasing system having a spring member adapted to engage the rearward surface of the book and place a forward force thereon;
whereas the first connector of the case is adapted to engage the connecting region of the bracket system and the spring biasing system is adapted to apply force to the rearward surface of the book so the outward surface of the book is pressed upon the inner surface of the case.
2. The apparatus as recited in further comprising:
claim 1
where the center of gravity of the case and book is positioned forwardly from the first connector of the case in a manner so a moment is produced that forces the rearward surface of the book against the spring biasing system.
3. The apparatus as recited in further comprising:
claim 1
the case further comprising a front surface and upper contact surface and a lower contact surface, whereas the upper and lower contact surfaces are located in a more forward direction in the transverse direction with respect to the front surface.
4. A method of displaying a book having a lower portion and an outward surface and a rearward surface where the steps comprises:
retrieving a case having an upper region, a central region, and a lower region where the case comprises a transparent front section having an inner surface and a substantially horizontal member having an upper surface where the inner surface and the upper surface partially defined a chamber, the case further having a hanging system comprising a lower surface,
placing the book into the said chamber so the lower portion of the book is supported by the upper surface of the substantially horizontal member and the outward portion of the book is engaged against the inner surface of the transparent front section;
placing the case on a bracket mounted to upon a substantially vertical law having an upper connection portion adapted to engage the lower surface of the hanging system of the case.
5. The apparatus as recited in further comprising:
claim 4
where the bracket has a spring biasing system that is adapted to engage the rearward surface of the book to supply a force to the outward surface of the book against the inward surface of the case.
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